Averages of Daily Controls
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The primary reason for using this screen is in Diabetes
control. You accomplish that as follows:
(1) Decide some Peak Flow readings you are interested
in, say your higher readings.
(2) Set the Peak Flow filter accordingly.
(3) Then this screen will show you the averages of your
behavior on just those days that you had such higher
readings.
The question asked on this screen is exactly the opposite
of the question asked of a 'Daily Controls Profile'. Here
you first name the Peak Flow values, then ask what
behavior caused them, whereas for a 'Daily Controls
Profile' you first name the behavior and then ask what
Peak Flow values it resulted in. The two questions are the
same question from different directions, so between the
two you can ascertain the connection between a 'Daily
Control' and your Peak Flow values.
Your 'Daily Controls' also serve many purposes in your
life besides diabetes control. Primarily of course you are
using them to control your Asthma. However they have an
interest in their own right. Many of these other interests as
well as their use for your Asthma control involve knowing
what is the 'average value' of a certain 'Daily Control'
barometer over a period of time. For example, you might
engage in a weight lifting body building program, and you
might want to know if your average top weight lifted this
year was an improvement over last year. Or within
Diabetes control, you might want to know if your average
daily calories were higher in Winter than Summer and by
how much. Or 'is your average stress level greater on
weekends or workdays' over a long period of time. Or
perhaps you are tracking your city's air pollution index
each day and you want to know its average value over the
last year, or last year compared to three years ago, or
Summers versus Winters.
For many reasons you may want to know the average
values of your 'Daily Controls' and Asthma Control
provides this screen for doing it.